Riptide

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

A centuries-old, cursed pirate's treasure, valued at over $2 billion, lies deep within the treacherous waters off the coast of Maine. Men who have attempted to unearth the fortune have suffered gruesome deaths. Will a high-tech expedition meet the same fate?

©1999 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2010 Hachette

Critic reviews

"Yo ho ho? get ready for a ripping good yarn.... This nonstop action adventure has all the elements of a perfect summertime thriller - pirate treasure of unimaginable worth, 300-year-old cryptograms written in invisible ink, a legendary curse, and a driven captain who will stop at nothing to reach his goal. The red-hot authors of Reliquary score another big winner." ( Library Journal)

One of the Best I have HEARD this year

If you could sum up Riptide in three words, what would they be?

entertaining,top notch, GREAT!

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

HIS VOICE...easy on the nerves to listen to...I wish more readers were like him..

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

DEF. a YES...

Any additional comments?

I have not ever been disappointed in Preston, and Child's books...they are one of my favorite writers.. A GREAT BOOK!

One of my favorites!

This is the book you want to listen to while on vacation at the beach. Great adventure story!

Stories of old pirates and buccaneers

Absolutely GREAT, kept me going. These authors know how to paint a picture in your mind.

Harrowing!

Preston and Child always write gripping stories. Sometimes they leave me feeling exhausted, because they create such anxiety for the protagonists. "Riptide" tells the story of a mysterious (presumably mythical) island off the coast of Maine, where a cursed pirate treasure lies buried. Anyone who tries to unearth the treasure suffers grievous harm, if not death. In "Riptide," yet another group of treasure-hunters attempt to thwart the curse -- with the usual devastating results -- only this time our protagonist finally discovers the true nature of the curse. "Riptide" has plenty of Preston-&-Child's signature claustrophobic underground dark horrors -- sometimes almost frightening me TOO much -- but always keeping me listening. The narrator, Scott Brick, loses this audiobook one star in my rating. He has good acting chops, but an unfortunate, irritating voice. I'm getting to where I want to avoid any audiobooks that he reads, because his voice bothers me so much. Unfortunately, the audiobook publishers use him a lot, so I would have to miss many good books if I did that. I recommend "Riptide," except for the reader.

Hard to pause

Again a good Preston/Child book.. I like this book werry much, it keeps the suspense from start to
finish, Its hard to press pause and put down, Scott Brikk lso does a good narrator job..
You cant go wrong with this buy.

RECOMMENDED BOOK

This audiobook kept me listening, although pretty much from the start, I knew how it would be ending. I've enjoyed listening to Scott Brick narrate other audiobooks. However, he seems to be getting way too dramatic!! His voice gave the main character (as well as other characters) a overall depressed personality. In fact, he turned the book from what could have been exciting, to quite a bit depressing. I'd still recommend the book.

Good

Pretty good but certainly not the best of Preston/Childs. It is too slow and sometimes way too descriptive - such as when Hatch is walking down a street and describes every house he walks past. The main plot is that a pirate buried treasure on an island in the 1600s. Many people over the years have tried to retrieve the treasure, but many have died. The location has been heavily booby trapped at many points. An engraving on a stone claims that it is cursed and that people trying to get to the treasure will die. Now a wealthy group with high tech equipment is tackling the island. The Captain is determined he will succeed. He is almost as obsessed with finding the treasure as Captain Mohab was to find the white whale.

The story is good and very interesting and imaginative. It is exciting to learn about the curse of the treasure pit. The first part where the two young boys go to the island without their father's permission is terrifying. I was breathless. The rest of the story is fascinating as the adventurers attempt to find the treasure at the bottom of the pit. Surprise ending.

I usually like Scott Brick, but not so much for this book. As one reviewer said, he read each sentence as if it was the most important sentence in the world. Just too dramatic. His voice for the French female was atrocious, but his French seems to be pretty good.

Suspenseful and entertaining

What did you love best about Riptide?

The story line developed and changed in unexpected ways keeping me engaged in the story.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The story line was not predictable and I was continually wanting to continue listening to see what would happen next.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Scott Brick is one of my favourite narrators because of the cadence in his voice, his ability to pace his reading well, and how he expresses the feeling in the story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I didn't have to work I would have wanted to listen all the way through the book.

Any additional comments?

Would listen to another book by this author and especially if narrated by Scott Brick.

Wow! These guys can write a great story

Would you consider the audio edition of Riptide to be better than the print version?

I am a audio book person so for me I love the narration.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, love how the story developed

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

Great as always!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and I did

Thrilling and on the Edge

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Scott Brick is one of my favorite narrators! I often choose new authors if Scott is the narrator. He is able to bring each character to life for me!!

Any additional comments?

I've read and/or listened to all of the books written by these authors and enjoyed all of them. Since I'm not a fan of SCI-FI and they sometimes take me to that edge and then bring me down logically, I am a great fan of theirs!!!